OBJECTIVE This study aimed to provide insight into Dutch midwives' self-evaluation of prenatal counseling for anomaly screening in real life practice and, the degree of congruence of midwives' self-assessments with clients' perceptions and with observed performance. METHODS Counseling sessions were videotaped. We used the QUOTE(prenatal) questionnaire to have each midwife (N = 20) and her cli...

introduction: each year nearly 529,000 women worldwide die due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth.premarital education can play an effective role in improving the health of the pregnancy.selection of appropriate educational practices leads to more useful education.this study examined the effect of a focus group about prenatal health on knowledge and attitudes of marriage candidategirl...

This article examines prenatal education in the perfective of Islamic education, Prenatal is an aspect that less demand, either form studies or applications educational institutions oriented to education. Several have been found prove baby womb has able respond events related their biological mother, this described Qur'an QS Al Mukminun: 12, between and mother there a strong bond, Qararin Makin...

BACKGROUND Whether fetal neurodevelopment is disrupted by traffic-related air pollution is uncertain. Animal studies suggest that chemical and non-chemical stressors interact to impact neurodevelopment, and that this association is further modified by sex. OBJECTIVES To examine associations between prenatal traffic-related black carbon exposure, prenatal stress, and sex with children's memory...

This study investigated joint effects of maternal prenatal smoking and parental history of antisocial behavior on physical aggression between ages 17 and 42 months in a population sample of children born in Québec (N = 1,745). An analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed significant main effects of maternal prenatal smoking and a significant interaction between maternal prenatal smoking and mother's ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess ethnic variations in informed decision-making about prenatal screening for Down's syndrome and to examine the contribution of background and decision-making variables. METHODS Pregnant women of Dutch, Turkish and Surinamese origin were recruited between 2006 and 2008 from community midwifery or obstetrical practices in The Netherlands. Each woman...

AIMS Several case reports show a negative impact of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on prenatal care. The study aimed to systematically investigate this association in a larger study group. METHODS CSA was investigated by face-to-face interviews and by a modified questionnaire developed by Wyatt. All study participants completed a self-administered questionnaire designed to investigate the conse...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of Mexico's conditional cash transfer programme on the quality of health care received by poor women. Quality is measured by maternal reports of prenatal care procedures received that correspond with clinical guidelines. METHODS The data describe retrospective reports of care received from 892 women in poor rural communities in seven Mexican states. The women...